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an elevating and refining and cheering influence and an over- 

 flowing sympathy with his friends in all their joys and sor- 

 rows. His countenance beamed with the light of triumphant 

 endeavor, and with the warmth of a kind and generous and 

 understanding heart. 



Carlyle says of Goethe : " A French diplomatic personage 

 contemplating Goethe's physiognomy, is said to have ob- 

 served : c Voila un homme qui a eu beaucoup de chagrins. 7 " 

 But no man could say this of Agassiz. His countenance bore 

 the marks of many joys. The calmness of great faith resting 

 on great knowledge ; the consciousness of duties well per- 

 formed, of inquiries honestly made, of investigations candidly 

 pursued, of a purpose based on honor and right, of a desire 

 to shed light upon the faith of man, of a fraternal regard for 

 all the sons of men, of a belief in right as superior to author- 

 ity, of a lofty recognition of the grandeur of truth when 

 compared with the glittering accidents of life, — this gave him 

 an inspiring force and a charm which will never be forgotten 

 by those who enjoyed his teachings. I dare not speak of my 

 own loss, but I may urge upon this board a faithful observ- 

 ance of the duties which the great founder of the Museum has 

 imposed upon it. And believing as I do, sir, that the Reso- 

 lutions express not only the sentiments of every gentleman 

 present, but also those of the great body of lovers of sound 

 learning throughout the world, I trust they will be warmly 

 and unanimously adopted. 



The Resolutions were adopted by a rising vote, and the 

 meeting adjourned. 



